| Usuario | Autor de la hebra: ProZ.com Staff Poll: Do you ask your clients to sign a contract? |
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ProZ.com Staff
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Tatty 
Local time: 02:06
español al inglés
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| | PO for direct clients | Mar 13, 2011 |
I prepare a purchase order for direct clients, I include the details of the contact person. All they have to do is sign and/or seal it but they often try to get out of it, so I have to insist a little.
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xxxInterlangue
Angola
Local time: 02:06
inglés al francés
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They ask me to confirm (by email) that I accept their order (part of their ISOxxxx procedure) and/or I ask them to confirm their order (by email) when they have no job numbering system. No contract and no signature.
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Jana Kinská
República Checa
Local time: 02:06
 Partial member (2010)
inglés al checo
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... is all I ask for.
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
Local time: 09:06
 Miembro 2005
inglés al japonés
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It's just the opposite. Not all, but some clients ask me to sign a contract.
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Adnan Karamanoğlu Türkoğlu Türküm Özdemir
Turquía
Local time: 03:06
Miembro 2007
alemán al turco
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| | Generally not. But | Mar 13, 2011 |
But in some cases yes.
But, but...
1) Contracts...
2) Agreements...
3) Purchase orders.... are for good clients i think
If the client faker is (turkish=üçkağıtçı/dolandırıcı/bürosalcı ise) what for is the contract ?
Saludos desde Anatolia
Anadolu'dan selamlar
[Edited at 2011-03-13 12:50 GMT]
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Giles Watson
Local time: 02:06
 Miembro
italiano al inglés
| | A pro-memoria | Mar 13, 2011 |
Adnan Özdemir wrote:
If the client faker is (turkish=üçkağıtçı ise) what for is the contract ?
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It is always useful to have the precise terms of the job in writing, even when there is no formal contract. What if your original contact in the client organisation disappears halfway through a project for some reason (promotion, resignation, illness, etc)? What do you say to the new contact, who may want an earlier deadline or have different ideas about pricing?
If the client doesn't issue POs or written agreements, it's prudent to send at least an email summarising terms and conditions for the job, and insist that the client acknowledge receipt.
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Adnan Karamanoğlu Türkoğlu Türküm Özdemir
Turquía
Local time: 03:06
Miembro 2007
alemán al turco
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Agree Giles,
Thank you very much
Giles Watson wrote:
Adnan Özdemir wrote:
If the client faker is (turkish=üçkağıtçı ise) what for is the contract ?
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It is always useful to have the precise terms of the job in writing, even when there is no formal contract. What if your original contact in the client organisation disappears halfway through a project for some reason (promotion, resignation, illness, etc)? What do you say to the new contact, who may want an earlier deadline or have different ideas about pricing?
If the client doesn't issue POs or written agreements, it's prudent to send at least an email summarising terms and conditions for the job, and insist that the client acknowledge receipt. |
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neilmac
España
Local time: 02:06
Miembro 2007
español al inglés
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My attitude to this questions is "why give myself extra work and hassle?"
If any client, old or new, wants me to sign one, I don't usually mind. However, I try to take a personal approach, and usually start off in "business" relations by simply trusting the clients to keep to any agreements and conditions, hoping this confidence will turn out to be mutual. If things don't work out, the relation can usually be terminated before any damage is done.
Perhaps not the most businesslike ways of doing things, but I sleep at night.
[Edited at 2011-03-13 10:12 GMT]
[Edited at 2011-03-13 10:13 GMT]
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Simon Bruni
Reino Unido
Local time: 01:06
Miembro 2009
español al inglés
| | Unnecessary in my experience | Mar 13, 2011 |
In 6 years freelancing I have not once found a reason to need a contract. I just try to be as clear as possible in the e-mails discussing terms so that if there is any dispute later on there is something concrete to refer back to.
Pernickety is the word that springs to mind when someone sends me a PO that adds nothing that can't be said in a quick e-mail.
Cheers
Simon
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Patricia Prevost
España
Local time: 02:06
inglés al español
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| | No, never found it necessary, same as Neilmac | Mar 13, 2011 |
neilmac wrote:
My attitude to this questions is "why give myself extra work and hassle?"
If any client, old or new, wants me to sign one, I don't usually mind. However, I try to take a personal approach, and usually start off in "business" relations by simply trusting the clients to keep to any agreements and conditions, hoping this confidence will turn out to be mutual. If things don't work out, the relation can usually be terminated before any damage is done.
Perhaps not the most businesslike ways of doing things, but I sleep at night.
[Edited at 2011-03-13 10:12 GMT]
[Edited at 2011-03-13 10:13 GMT] |
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Thayenga
Alemania
Local time: 02:06
Miembro 2009
inglés al alemán
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| | Other, rather: not necessarily | Mar 13, 2011 |
The details of a job are usually pin-pointed in an e-mail - which I, of course save and store, even after the work has been completed.
Only with new agencies/first time contacts I ask for a PO, but usually only for larger projects. Again, all details are summarized in the email.
Happy Sunday.
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